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Can structural reforms in Central America stem migration to the U.S.?
Vice President Kamala Harris wrapped up her first international trip in Mexico on Tuesday, a day after stopping in Guatemala, in a bid to stem migration to the U.S. from Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. Nick Schifrin looks at Harris's…
WATCH: Harris says leaders need to restore hope in Guatemala
Vice President Kamala Harris is emphasizing the need to restore hope for residents of struggling Central American nations to help address the increase in migration from the region.
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How smugglers seduce Central American migrants with the ‘American Dream’
More migrants were arrested or detained along the southern border in April than during any other month in the last 20 years. Desperate to make it to the U.S., many Central American migrants are being influenced by smugglers and their…
WATCH: Harris hosts Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei for virtual bilateral meeting
Last month, Giammattei declared a “state of prevention” along the country’s border with Honduras, amid reports that a new migrant caravan might be forming in Honduras.
Prosecutors in the northern Mexico border state of Tamaulipas say they have arrested a dozen state police officers for allegedly killing 19 people, including Guatemalan migrants.
Here are some organizations working to alleviate the crisis throughout the region, and others offering aid to specific communities in need.
Guatemala's Foreign Ministry says three Guatemalans deported from the United States this week tested positive for the novel coronavirus upon arrival in their country.
Since the pandemic hit, migrants returning to Guatemala from the United States have been mistreated, run off or threatened by neighbors who fear they will bring the virus back with them.
The 3,000 Central American migrants have demanded they be allowed to move freely through Mexico to reach the United States, but Mexican officials have refused.
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